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11 posts
Location: PA
11 posts
Location: PA
Posted:
ok...so it was saturday night of folk fest '03. i met this guy and we sat up talking 'til sunrise. he made the grave mistake of telling me that he can "spin fire". with me coming from a long line of pyro's, i called him out. the next day, i headed down into the woods and with a very dull pocket knife and a hacksaw blade, and i carved him a staff of cedar. he wraped the ends in a towel and some chicken wire, and i used up all of my tiki torch bug-be-gone oil. he lit them up and low and behold the boy could spin! wow was i in amazement. very shortly after i took the lit staff from him and was on my was to a crazy new passion. (although i burnt a little of my hair and my left ear that night) anyway... i made myself a 5' staff of cedar (with a planer this time) and spun my little heart out. i was spinning for about 4 months but had to stop due to medical issues but now i'm back!!! and with poi this time. it's been fun trying to learn to spin the poi. right now i have chain with tennis balls. i am still a little reluctant to put the wicks on the ends and light them up, but i will get there soon. so to the "guy" thank u and if u should happen to stumble across this, drop me a line...fida's ready!!!
*****i'm looking for people to spin with in the philadelphia, pa area*****
ok...so it was saturday night of folk fest '03. i met this guy and we sat up talking 'til sunrise. he made the grave mistake of telling me that he can "spin fire". with me coming from a long line of pyro's, i called him out. the next day, i headed down into the woods and with a very dull pocket knife and a hacksaw blade, and i carved him a staff of cedar. he wraped the ends in a towel and some chicken wire, and i used up all of my tiki torch bug-be-gone oil. he lit them up and low and behold the boy could spin! wow was i in amazement. very shortly after i took the lit staff from him and was on my was to a crazy new passion. (although i burnt a little of my hair and my left ear that night) anyway... i made myself a 5' staff of cedar (with a planer this time) and spun my little heart out. i was spinning for about 4 months but had to stop due to medical issues but now i'm back!!! and with poi this time. it's been fun trying to learn to spin the poi. right now i have chain with tennis balls. i am still a little reluctant to put the wicks on the ends and light them up, but i will get there soon. so to the "guy" thank u and if u should happen to stumble across this, drop me a line...fida's ready!!!
*****i'm looking for people to spin with in the philadelphia, pa area*****
if everything happens for a reason,
why are there so many excuses?
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Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
Posted:
hey welcome to HoP
i love meeting people and sitting up talking till sunrise. in fact, i do believe it's one of my favourite things to do.
hey welcome to HoP
i love meeting people and sitting up talking till sunrise. in fact, i do believe it's one of my favourite things to do. GOLD Member
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello and welcome to HoP!!
Hello and welcome to HoP!!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
That's a really nice way to go about an intro. Hi and welcome fida 
That's a really nice way to go about an intro. Hi and welcome fida
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Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
Helloooo
Helloooo
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Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hi
Do you like the colour pink?
Hi
Do you like the colour pink?
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
Internet Hate Machine
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Posted:
Hello! to HoP... Please don't feed the Noddy 
Hello!
to HoP... Please don't feed the Noddy The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Posted:
y0! Congratulations, because I anti-hate you!
y0! Congratulations, because I anti-hate you!
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Toe Poking Bad Boy
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
2,865 posts
Location: Lake District UK
Posted:
hey welcome to HOP
have you any food?
hey welcome to HOP
have you any food?
Remember.........YOU LOSE!!!
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